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Art Is Freedom by Erik Wahl
“My name is Erik Wahl and Art has saved me from a life of slavery. I am a recovering suit and tie. I am recuperating from years as a gear in a wheel that barely touched the ground.
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The Financial Times & Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year longlist has been announced. It is, as Andrew Hill of the FT writes, a reading list that mixes low deeds and high hopes (registration required).
The list includes:
After the Music Stopped: The Financial Crisis, the Response, and the Work Ahead by Alan Blinder, The Penguin Press
The Alchemists: Three Central Bankers and a World on Fire by Neil Irwin, The Penguin Press
Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger & Kenneth Cukier, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
The Billionaire’s Apprentice: The Rise of The Indian-American Elite and The Fall of The Galleon Hedge Fund by Anita Raghavan, Business Plus
The End of Competitive Advantage: How to Keep Your Strategy Moving as Fast as Your Business by Rita Gunther McGrath, Harvard Business Review Press
The End of Power: From Boardrooms to Battlefields and Churches to States, Why Being In Charge Isn’t What It Used to Be by Moisés Naím, Basic Books
The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Brad Stone, Little Brown and Company
Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success by Adam Grant, Viking Books
The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality by Angus Deaton, Princeton University Press
How Asia Works: Success and Failure in the World’s Most Dynamic Region by Joe Studwell, Grove Press
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg, Knopf Publishing Group
Making it Happen: Fred Goodwin, RBS and the Men Who Blew Up the British Economy by Iain Martin, Simon and Schuster (I don't see that this is being released in the U.
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When we think of creativity, we often forget the broad scope of what that means. We look to alter details, not scrap entire systems and start from scratch. In some ways, we attempt to make the process of doing what we're supposed to do more interesting, and that's it.
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Everyone loves a grab bag. It's exciting to get a package delivered to your door, and while you know it is from 800-CEO-READ, and so you know it contains business books, it's still so exciting to rip open the flaps and discover what's inside. Due to some traveling and other inconveniences, rather than offer a specific book for a new giveaway--we've got two great books lined up for August, so stay tuned!
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Qualities of a High Value Player (or, How to Rise Above the Suffering in Your Work Life) by Cy Wakeman
“People have come to believe that suffering is a part of working life. But it is still possible to find people who are performing well and are happy. This article will provide you with some tips for how you too can be a happy, high performer—a high value player.
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